They Claim to Be the “Real Americans”, But Trump and His Followers Are Merely Racist Bigots

Perhaps the most egregious Big Lie spun by so many on the Right Wing of this nation's politics, is that THEY represent the "Real Americans" and the "Real America".  I can't pin down whether this Big Lie is the result of stupidity,...

Trump, Weinstein and Pence: Three Faces of American Misogyny

Perhaps the most ironic feat of conservative hypocrisy of the past month has been the alacrity with which the Right Wing has been castigating the Left about Harvey Weinstein. The talking points parroted by so many conservative commentators has involved...

We True American Patriots Must Stop Bringing Knives to Gunfights With These Trump Traitors

Considering my long, Left-wing history as a New Deal Democrat and my minor political activism in the 60's and 70's, against American Racism and the Vietnam War, some would think that I am loathe to call myself a patriot.  They...

Is Trump a Moron, a Racist or Just an Obnoxious Boor?

My answer to the question posed by my title is that Trump actually can be described by all three of those negative nouns.  Throughout the torture of Trump's short presidency it seems clear that the majority of Americans would use...

If You’re Not Angry and Fearful About Trump…..I Have No Time For You!

Just to be clear at the outset of this polemic, I am enraged that this malignant buffoon became our President and I fear for the futures of my progeny.  In my 70's, having almost died 7 years ago, prior to...

Maybe It’s Not the Right Time To Talk About………..In the Republican Age of Trump

Some old, rich White Guy murders 59 people and shoots more than 500 more, while in a hotel room full of assault rifles and the Republicans keep repeating the mantra that it's not the right time to talk about gun...

The “If It Looks Like a Duck Test”: Trump is Merely a Malignant Fool and Not a Political Mastermind

Below are four aphorisms of logic that we can handily use to show that Trump really is the malignant fool that he seems to be.  Unfortunately, the true impact of Trump's malevolently  irrational behavior has been mediated by the mainstream...

In the Age of Trump the Eternal Cluelessness of the Avenging Mind

The election of Donald Trump entails far more than our country being led by an angry, revengeful narcissist,  who only sees the world as a reflection of his needs.  Supporting this man, once you get past the greedy oligarchs demanding...

Inflaming the Delusions of Trump and the Republicans is the American Myth of “Rugged Individualism”

Almost all of the dangers now facing our country, in this Age of Trump with Republican Control of Congress, stem from the primary American Myth of "Rugged Individualism".  Belief in this mythology is at the base of the Republican hatred...